Crl. O.P.(MD) No.14546 of 2026, BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 16.07.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR Crl.O.P(MD).No.14546 of 2026 1. D.Joseph 2. X.Celestine 3. S.Sankar ... Petitioners Vs 1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep., by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli. 2. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep., by the Inspector of Police, Palayamkottai Police Station, Tirunelveli District. (Crime No.278 of 2026) 3. Manoj Kumar, No.L-176, Police Quarters, Shanthi Nagar, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli district. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl. O.P.(MD) No.14546 of 2026, 4. Naveenkumar No.L-176, Police Quarters, Shanthi Nagar, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli district. 5. Paramasivan ... Respondents PRAYER: To call for the records of the impugned proceedings in Crime No.278 of 2026 dated.23.04.2026 on the file of the 2nd respondent police station and quash the same as illegal and pass such further or other orders. For petitioner : Mr.K.Sasiprabha For R1 & R2 : Mr.B.Arun Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R3 : Mr.Lakshminarayanan ORDER The present petition has been filed by A1 to A3 in Crime No.278 of 2026, on the file of the 2nd respondent police seeking to quash the FIR, wherein they are charged with the alleged offences under Sections 191(2), 118(1), 324(4), 351(3) of BNS, 2023 and Section 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl. O.P.(MD) No.14546 of 2026, 2. Pending investigation, the parties have entered into a compromise wherein the defacto complainant had agreed for quashing of the FIR. 3. Today, the defacto complainant is present in-person and he acknowledges the fact that he had agreed for quashing of the F.I.R. 4. Considering the above said facts, F.I.R. in Crime No.278 of 2026, on the file of the 2nd respondent police is hereby quashed. 5. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. The joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of the order. 16.07.2026 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No rgm 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl. O.P.(MD) No.14546 of 2026, R.VIJAYAKUMAR , J. rgm To: 1. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli. 2. The Inspector of Police, Palayamkottai Police Station, Tirunelveli District. (Crime No.278 of 2026) Crl.O.P(MD).No.14546 of 2026 16.07.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis